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Jackson Covered Bridge: Other name(s) Rockport Bridge or Wright's Mill Bridge: Named for: Andrew Jackson: Maintained by: Parke County: WGCB # 14-61-28 [1] Characteristics; Design: Double Burr arch truss bridge, double king post [2] Material: Hewn stone (foundations) Trough construction: Wood: Total length: 225 ft (68.6 m) (includes 9 ft (2.7 m ...
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It begins on the second Friday in October and lasts 10 days.
Oct. 15—With 31 covered bridges scattered throughout Parke County in locations as disparate as Turkey Run State Park and Little Raccoon Creek, it's the ideal location for a covered bridge festival.
The Parke County Indiana Covered Bridge Festival kicked off Oct. 14. Here's all the detail you need to know if you want to attend. What to know about the Indiana Covered Bridge Festival 2022
Parke County has 31 covered bridges and is widely referred to as the 'Covered Bridge Capital of the World'. [8] It is the site for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival which has been held in October each year. [9] Parke County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival is back after a year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visitors canvassed the area to view the 19 covered bridges that are spread throughout the ...
At one time, as many as 53 covered bridges existed (wholly or in part) in Parke County. Today, 31 of those bridges survive, 10 of which have been closed to vehicle traffic. [2] The Jackson Covered Bridge is the longest single span covered bridge in Indiana. The Portland Mills Covered Bridge is the oldest of the county's covered bridges.
One at Star Mill, north of West Union, and one at west of Rockport, the Jackson Covered Bridge. The Parke County Commissioners called a special meeting on December 28, 1860, on behalf of Dr. Hobbs, who was representing several citizens, to present a petition for a covered bridge at Rockport.